II. 8.

dling _ clothes, and laid Him in a “manger ; because there “was no room for_them in the inn.
8 And there_“were in the same -coun- S|try shepherds abiding _ in _ the _ field, .#keeping =watch over their -fiock by
-night.
9 And, lo, the angel of_/the_Lorp pages a them, and the glory of_/the_ Lorp shone_round_about them: and pees ere sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto _ them, “'Fear not: for, behold, I_bring you good_tidings_of great joy, which shall_ be to_all ¢--people.
11 For unto_you the city of_David.a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
© And this shall be a sign unto_you ; Ye_shall_find the babe “wrapped_in_ swaddling_clothes, lying in @ “manger.”
13 And suddenly there_was with the . jangel a multitude of_the_heavenly host praising ~God, and saying,
14 “Glory to_God in the =highest,
And on earth peace,
Good_will «toward men.”
15 And it came_to_pass, as the angels ng | WeTe-gone_away from them into -hea- “| ven, .¢the shepherds said oneto another,
“-Let_us now go even_unto Bethlehem,
and ‘see this thing which “is_come_to_
pass, which the Lord hath made_known
unto_us.” 16 And they_came ~with_haste, and ffound «Mary, and «Joseph, and the babe lying in a -manger. 1 And when_they_had_seen it, they_ made _known abroad ,~cthe saying which «:was_told them concerning this y echild. 1s And all they_that -sheard i¢ won- dered cat those_things -swhich_were_ told them by the shepherds. . | 1 But “Mary ~kept all these s-things,
'.|and +pondered them in her heart.
20 And.the shepherds returned, glori- fying and praising -God for all the things that they_had_heard and seen, «as it_was_told unto them. 21 And when eight days were_accom- plished for_the circumcising_of the ychild, His -name was_called J Jzsvs, which -+was_so_named of the angel before He -was_conceived in the womb. 2 And when the days of_her fication according_to the law of_Moses were_accomplished, they_brought Him to Jerusalem, to_-present Him to_the
c. concern-
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3 (a As it_tis_written in the law of_ Ithe_Lorp, “Every male +that_openeth *|the 3 eae shall_be_called holy to the
24 And -to_-offer a sacrifice accord- ing_to that_which “is_said in the law of_’ the_Lorp, “A PAIR OF_TURTLEDOVES, OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS.”
25 And, behold, there_“was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was si Simeon ; and the same man 2as just and devout, waiting_for the consolation of -Israél: and the Holy «Ghost “was upen him.
Luxe II. 46. % And it_-was “revealed unto_him
by the Holy s-Ghost, that_he_should| A.D. 4. not -see death, before he_had_seen / the | 5. or Jeho- Lorv's i vah's.
2 And he_came ‘by the Spirit into |i. in. the otemple: and when the parents |o. outer-
-brought_in the ychild Jesus, -to_-do| temple, ér. efor Him after the custom of_the law, Ps 23 Then took he Him up in his -arms, | “child.
and blessed -God, and said, = 2“sLord, now lettest Thou thy| ,’3&
beservant depart in peace, rd. According_to Thy s«-word : b. bond- 30 For mine reyes -haye_seen Thy at. salvation, es 31 Which Thou_-hast_prepared before the face of_all -=people ; ® A light /to lighten the » Gentiles, f 1 for ee ion oO!
And the glory ofThy -people Is- ‘lati
1 33. And Joseph and His -mother|”; -smarvelled at those «things which_ were_spoken cof Him. 34 And Simeon blessed them, and} smrcoy. said unto Mary His -mother, “ Behold, |31 1. 3. 14, this child is_set for the fall and rrising_| 15.1 Cor. |
again of_many in sIsrael; and for a| }33,7}-. sign -which_shall_be_spoken_against; | § Acts 3
35 (Yea, a sword shall_pierce_through| 2
thy own -soul also,) that the rethoughts| 7-07 Tesur- of many hearts -may_be_revealed.” 35 Jonn 19.
36 And there_“was one « Anna, a pro-| 235 phetess, the daughter of_Phanuél, of the tribe of_asAser: she “was_of a great age, and +had_lived with a hus- band seven years from her virginity; | ¢-.Anna,
37 And she was a widow of _about| ,;
fourscore_and_four years, which ~de-| 37. ae parted not from the ctemple, but| 1 Tim-5.5. reaserved God, with_fastings and pray-| j- relizious- ers night and day. Se ae
38 And she -coming_in that instant | ss » 95. ‘gave_thanks_likewise unto the Lord,|’- hour. and ~spake cof Him to_all them_that looked_for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 And when they_had_performed all_| RetuRN to things -according_to the law of_) the_| NAZARETH. Lorp, they_returned into -Galilee, to |J- or Jeho- their_own «city Nazareth. 49. Ch. 1.80:
40 And the ychild grew, and ~waxed_| ». 52. e strong in_spirit, +filled with_wisdom :| ¥- young- and the grace of_God “was upon Him. aa
41 Now His -parents “went to Jeru-| A-D.8* and salem every year at_the feast of_the ae
ver. =
#2 And when He_was twelve years_| Pamaren.
old, they :went_up to Jerusalem after; _J the custom of_the feast. T.
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43 And «when_they_had_fulfilled. the | 4-231 days, as they Jesus tarried_behind in Jerusalem ;) yo. youth. and Joseph anti His -mother knew not of it. ve But they, supposing Him to_haye__) been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they_~sought Him among) i their -kinsfolk and «acquaintance.
4 And «when_they_found Him not, they_turned_back_again to Jerusalem,) Jesus | seeking Him. FOUND IN |
46 And it_came_to_pass, that_after| ppyrrre. three days they_found Him in the), outer otemple, sitting in the midst of_the| temple.
* ». 42. Since Annus Domini commences four years after the birth of Christ, four years must be added to A.D, throughout, to make it correspond with the age of Christ.
A.D.8 and 4—12. t. teachers.
e. Child.
i. in the- things of- My Father.
THEY RETURN.TO NAZARETH.
51. v. 19. 52. 1 Sam. 2. 26. v.40.
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Luke II, 47.
‘doctors, both hearing them, and ask- ing them questions.
7 And all that heard Him ~were_ astonished at His -understanding and ranswers.
48 And «:when_they_saw Him, they_ were_amazed: and His «mother said unto Him, “cSon, why shast_Thou thus dealt with. us? behold, Thy «father and £ ~have_sought Thee sorrowing.”
49 And He_said unto them, “How_is_ it that ye_-sought Me? -''wist_ye not that I must be ‘about My «Father's business ?”
60 And thep understood not the say- ing which He_spake unto_them,
51 And He_went_down with them, and came to Nazareth, and ~was 4sub- ject unto_them: but His “mother ~kept all these -sayings in her ~heart..
52 And Jesus “increased in_wisdom and stature, and in_favour with God and =man.
NOW in the fifteenth year of_the reign of_Tiberius Cesar, Pontius
Pilate being_governor of_-Judea, and
Joan aug | Herod being_tetrarch of_-Galilee, and
Baptist. | his~brother Philip >tetrarch of_-Iturea b. being- and of_the_region of_Trachonitis, and tetrarch. | Tysanias the » tetrarch of_~Abilene, See 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high_ 13, 14, Acts| priests, the sword of_God came unto 4.6. John the son of_+Zacharias in the s save: °” | wilderness. eee 3 And he-came into all the country_
Near | #bout -Jordan, preaching the baptism
Jorpan. |Of_repentance for the remission of_
JOHN'S sins ;
Banc. 4 As it_‘is_written in the book of_ ecoMare the_words of_i Esaias the prophet, say- 3.100. 8; .
MARK 1. 2- “The VOICE OF_ONE_CRYING IN THE 5. JOHN 1. WILDERNESS, jee ee *PREPARE_YE THE WAY OF _! the_ u.unto. ” Lorp, 'MAKE His PATHS 4: Isa. 40. 3, STRAIGHT. eee 10. 5 EVERY VALLEY SHALL_BE_FILLED, “Tealah. AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL J. Heb. Je- SHALL_BE_-BROUGHT_LOW ; hovah. AND THE =CROOKED SHALL_BE MADE_
-STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH WAYS shall be MADE SMOOTH ; , © AND ALL FLESH SHALL_SEE THE SAL- i] VATION OF_"GoD.” !| 7 Then said_he to_the =multitude
b. by. |pthat_came_forth to_-be_baptized 4of
o. offspring, |/him, “O_o=generation of_vipers, who
or broods. hath warned you to-—-flee from the
wrath +to_come ?
8. Acts 26.20. 8 -Bring_forth therefore fruits worthy of rrepentance, and -begin not to_say within yourselves, We_have «Abraham to our father: for I_say unto_you, That -God is_able of these stones to_-raise_ up children unto_~Abraham.
9. Matt. 7. *’ And now also the axe is_laid unto
19. the root of_the trees: every tree there-
fore +which_bringeth not forth good full is_hewn_down, and 'cast into the re.”
m. multi- 10 And the ™=people ~asked him,
ae saying, “ What shall_we_do then?”
. r. 5.
11 ,a*4He_answereth and saith unto_
#4. 1 John! them, “-1He_that hath two coats, -let_
aa. And. {a
him_impart to_-+him_that hath_none;
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and eshe_that hath meat, ‘let_him_do likewise.
12 Then came also ¢publicans to_*be_ baptized, and said unto him, “te Master, what shall_we_do?” 12. Ch.
13 And he said unto them, “'Exact no|t. more than that_which “is_appointed you.” 14 And the +soldiers likewise ~de- manded_of him, saying, “And what shall we do?” And he_said unto them, “-Do_violence_to ~no_man, neither saccuse_any_falsely ; and 'be_content with_your «wages.
15 And sas the people were_in_ex- pectation, and all_men w4mused in| To their shearts cof “John, whether he
‘were the Christ, or_not ; ; 3.
16- John answered, saying unto_them_| all, “£ indeed baptize you with_water ; but rone-mightier than_I cometh, the| “734. latchet of whose sshoes I_am not} ,, worthy to_-unloose: He shall_baptize you iwith the Holy sGhost and with|¢: fire: 17 Whose -fan és in His “hand, and x He_will_throughly_purge His floor, |17. and will_gather the wheat into His| ™ egarner; but the chaff He_will_burn with_fire unquenchable.”
18 And ,i many other_things +in_his_ exhortation ¢~preached_he_unto the people.
12 But -Herod the tetrarch, being_| 4p. aa reproved by him cfor Herodias his -brother Philip’s “wife, and ¢ for all the evils which «Herod had_done,
20 Added yet this above all, that he_
shut_up -John in «prison. 21 Now when all the people -were_ baptist it_came_to_pass, that Jesus also -+being_baptized, and praying, the heaven was_opened, ‘
2 And the Holy -Ghost descended in_a_bodily shape like a dove upon|% Him, and a yoice came o from heaven, +which-_said, “Thou art My “BELOVED Son; IN THEE I_*AM_WELL_PLEASED,” 23 And «Jesus Himself «began ~to_ be about thirty years of_age, being (as Nisei the_son_of Joseph,
which was the_s son_of Hel 24 Which was the_son_of Matthat, which was the_son_of Levi, which was the_son_of Melchi, which was the_son_of Janna, which was the_son_of Joseph, 5 Which was the_son_of Mattathias, |23. which was the_son_of Amos, which was the_son_of Naum, which was the_son_of Esli, which was the_son_of Nagge, 26 Which was the_son_of Maath, which was the_son_of Mattathias, which was the_son_of Seme' which was the_son_of Josep! which was the_son_of Juda, 27 Which was the_son_of Joanna, which was the_son_of Rhesa, which was the_son_of = Zorobabel, which was the_son_of SalathiéL which was the_son_of Neri, 28 Which was the_son_of Melchi, which was the_son_of Addi, which was the_son_of Cosam, which was the.son_of Elmodam, which was the_son_of Er,
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